Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2022-07-13
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Lynn Ruane (IND), University of Dublin

I move amendment No. 14:
In page 37, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:
“Protection of journalistic sources
7E. (1) Sections 6B, 6D, 6E, 7B, and 7D shall not apply in the case of data belonging to a journalist, and no powers may be exercised in respect of the retention, preservation or disclosure of data of a journalist as a matter of urgency, without relevant authorisation issued by an authorising judge.
(2) All sections of this Act, other than those listed under subsection (1),shall only apply in the case of data belonging to a journalist and orders may only be issued in respect of data belonging to a journalist, where the applicant convincingly establishes that there is an overriding requirement in the public interest that justifies such an order.”.”.

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